Takealot made headlines last month when it secured about R1bn in funding from shareholder Tiger Global Management, an international investment firm. CEO Kim Reid told TechCentral when the deal was announced that Takealot is on an aggressive growth path in an effort to tap into what he called
In 2012, Motion Pixel, a small media production company based in the picturesque coastal town of Knysna, wanted to offer its clients footage unattainable only from fancy camera rigs and remote control helicopters. Owner Duran de Villiers, 29, discovered the technology he was after was not readily available
Newly appointed Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane has appointed Marian Shinn as the party’s spokesman on telecommunications and postal services. Shinn had been shadow communications minister before President Jacob Zuma split the
South Africa’s power system will remain in peril during winter, acting Eskom CEO Collin Matjila said on Thursday. “The country still remains vulnerable and it will be the same during winter,” Matjila told reporters in Johannesburg. “While we continue with maintenance as part of our strategy to have remaining
French carrier Wi-Fi specialist Nomosphere, part of the Nomotech Group, has announced plans to expand in South Africa. It will open a subsidiary in Johannesburg, its first office outside France, as it looks to take advantage of an expected boom in Wi-Fi demand in Africa. Wireless Access
It’s back to the usual rhythm this week as Brett Haggard, Adam Oxford and Andy Hadfield gather to discuss Apple’s announcements, the world’s first Afrikaans social network and 3D printed limbs. Topics discussed on detail include iOS 8, Google’s new designer Glass, Toeter, Tizen on
President Jacob Zuma has appointed National Freedom Party leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi as deputy science & technology minister, the presidency announced on Thursday. KaMagwaza-Msibi, 52, would take her oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday
Regulators and policy makers across Africa need to work with the telecommunications industry to harmonise radio frequency spectrum for broadband. Doing so will help drive down costs, especially of handsets, says Magnus Mchunguzi, who is MD of Ericsson in South Africa. Working together on
MTN South Africa is replacing its chief marketing officer, Brian Gouldie, who has been appointed at CEO of one of the operating companies within the group. MTN isn’t saying yet which country Gouldie will lead. In the 10 months he has led the marketing team at MTN South Africa
Eskom executives are to forgo their annual bonuses this year in light of the parastatal’s R255 billion revenue shortfall, interim CEO Collin Matjila said on Wednesday. “They acknowledged the financial constraints by agreeing to forgo their annual performance bonuses this year as one of the efforts to
